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Sunrise Star Map
A pre-dawn sky calculator aligned to true sunrise azimuth for the selected place and date, framed in the shared CalculationTime calculator and clock system.
Sunrise star maps rely on date, location and true horizon geometry.
60 min before sunrise
Sunrise3 hours before
Geolocation
Latitude51.5072°N
Longitude0.1276°W
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Live math canvas
Your numbers, formula and explanation together
The star map calculates sunrise time, true sunrise azimuth and the pre-dawn sky projection for the selected place and date.
Formula applied
The exact method behind this answer
CalculationTime keeps the method visible so the number can be checked instead of blindly trusted.
Sunrise is solved near solar altitude -0.833 degrees; the star map uses local sidereal time to project visible stars above the horizon.
Apply the methodSunrise is solved near solar altitude -0.833 degrees; the star map uses local sidereal time to project visible stars above the horizon.Sunrise azimuth and star fieldThe selected place and date determine the sunrise point and visible pre-dawn stars.
Your live breakdown
Current calculator context
This page keeps the active calculator, default worked example and method beside the tool so the answer is not separated from its arithmetic.
Calculator
Sunrise Star Map
Computed dawn sky
Sunrise azimuth and star field
Current method
Sunrise is solved near solar altitude -0.833 degrees; the star map uses local sidereal time to project visible stars above the horizon.
Resulting answer
Sunrise azimuth and star field
The selected place and date determine the sunrise point and visible pre-dawn stars.
Calculator
Sunrise Star Map
Computed dawn sky
Sunrise azimuth and star field
Current method
Sunrise is solved near solar altitude -0.833 degrees; the star map uses local sidereal time to project visible stars above the horizon.
Assumptions used
What this answer assumes
These boundaries keep the calculation honest and make clear when a specialist rule set is needed.
Sunrise uses a standard -0.833 degree altitude correction for refraction and solar semi-diameter.
The horizon is treated as a level mathematical horizon.
The star projection depends on latitude, longitude, date and local sidereal time.
Buildings, hills, elevation, haze and weather are not modelled.
Master’s Tip
How to use the result well
Master’s Tip: use the map as a planning guide, then check local horizon obstructions and weather before expecting the sky to match perfectly.
Printable record
What belongs in the saved calculation
For a selected city and date, the page finds the sunrise time, subtracts one hour for the pre-dawn view, then centres the map on the true sunrise azimuth.
Calculator
Sunrise Star Map
Computed dawn sky
Sunrise azimuth and star field
Current method
Sunrise is solved near solar altitude -0.833 degrees; the star map uses local sidereal time to project visible stars above the horizon.
Embeddable calculator
Embed this calculator
Copy a clean iframe version with the required CalculationTime attribution link built in.
Methodology & Accuracy
Calculation method and limits
The page combines a standard sunrise altitude correction, Julian-date solar position arithmetic and local sidereal time to draw a practical pre-dawn sky view.
Mathematical assumptions
Sunrise is anchored to -0.833 degrees solar altitude, combining standard atmospheric refraction and the solar semi-diameter used for upper-limb sunrise estimates.
Sky projection
The map evaluates local sidereal time, projects visible stars above the horizon, and centres the view on the calculated sunrise azimuth.
Horizon limitations
Results assume a level mathematical horizon. Hills, buildings, elevation, weather and magnetic declination can change field observations.